MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The Kappa Alpha and Pi Kappa Alpha fraternities were placed on a temporary suspension Monday afternoon by West Virginia University’s Office of Student Activities. Recruitment week won’t be halted for these fraternities, but all social activities are at this time banned, according to Jonathan Thurston, president of[Read More…]
Month: February 2015
W.Va. traffic fatalities drop to record low in 2014
BECKLEY, W.Va. — Roadway fatalities are at an all-time low in West Virginia. In 2014, 271 roadway fatalities were reported in the Mountain State, according to the Governor’s Highway Safety Program. That is down from 332 in 2013 and the previous low of 315 in 2010. Lt. Paul Blume, coordinator[Read More…]
W.Va. internet providers against FCC regulation
BECKLEY, W.Va. — Most Americans know that, if they pay their bill, they can check Facebook messages or watch a Hulu movie. “How” they get the content may not be a concern, but it’s the bottom line of a 10-year-old “net neutrality” or “open Internet” debate that saw its latest[Read More…]
Lawmakers must seek that regulatory sweet spot
An editorial from The Register-Herald BECKLEY, W.Va. — The Legislature in Charleston is revisiting the regulations it imposed on owners of aboveground storage tanks following the chemical spill in the Elk River that disrupted the water supply of 300,000 West Virginians. The implication in lawmakers taking up a revision of[Read More…]
The Associated Press shares 10 things to know Tuesday, Feb. 10
Dorothy Abernathy, The Associated Press bureau chief for West Virginia and Virginia, shares the 10 things you need to know Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2015. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items, upcoming events and stories in West Virginia newspapers. 1. OBAMA TO SEEK NEW WAR POWERS TO FIGHT[Read More…]
Eastern Panhandle leads state in drawing films
BECKLEY, W.Va. — At the end of Sara Colangelo’s movie “Little Accidents” five words stood out among the rolling credits: Filmed entirely in West Virginia. The words “filmed in West Virginia” are becoming a more common sight to movie and television viewers as Hollywood — from directors to bean counters[Read More…]
Fairmont native will lead W.Va. Democratic Party
FAIRMONT, W.Va. — The West Virginia Democratic Executive Committee of 77 members met Saturday at the Days Inn in Flatwoods to elect a new party chair. Four people were nominated for the position, with Fairmont native Belinda Biafore winning the vote handily. Those nominated for the position included Biafore, Chris[Read More…]
WV firm’s $20 million project to back up power grid
WAVERLY, W.Va. — The construction of a $20 million expansion to Pleasant Energy’s facility at 10319 South Pleasants Highway will be in simple terms “a big project for North America,” according to plant manager Gerald Gatti. GDF SUEZ, the parent company of Pleasants Energy LLC and the operator of the[Read More…]
Crowd turns out for Ohio River drilling debate
WHEELING, W.Va. — Although a potential $40 million windfall awaits West Virginia’s coffers if Gastar Exploration drills and fracks for natural gas under the Ohio River, at least one legislator does not believe the money outweighs the potential environmental risk such a plan could bring to the region’s drinking water[Read More…]
Common sense returning?
A column by Mike Myers, executive editor of The Intelligencer/Wheeling News-Register WHEELING, W.Va. — If I choose to crawl under a farmer’s barbed wire fence to wave a red flag at a bull, I probably deserve whatever happens to me. If I, as an adult, climb over a neighbor’s fence[Read More…]